1. Trinidad Rizal Mercado y Alonso Realonda, commonly known as Trinidad Rizal, was a Filipina feminist leader and co-founder of the Philippines' first feminist organization, the Asociacion Femenista Filipina.
12 Facts About Trinidad Rizal
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Trinidad Rizal was the tenth sibling of the national hero, physician and writer, Dr Jose Rizal.
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Trinidad Rizal was the tenth child of Francisco Rizal Mercado and Teodora Alonso Realonda.
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Trinidad Rizal helped found the first Masonic lodge for women in the Philippines.
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Trinidad Rizal was a member of Walana, a Filipino masonry society, formed in Manila on July 18,1893, closely allied with the masonic temples of the ilustrados.
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In 1905, Trinidad Rizal co-founded the first Filipina feminist organization, the Asociacion Feminista Filipina, along with Concepcion Felix, Librada Avelino, Maria Paz Guanzon, and Luisa de Silyar, among others.
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Trinidad Rizal participated in a subproject of AFF, Gota de Leche, which focused on improving reproductive and maternal, infant, and child health.
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Trinidad Rizal was buried in Manila's North Cemetery on May 11,1951.
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Trinidad Rizal's remains were later exhumed, along with those of sister Narcisa, and relocated to the General Paciano Rizal shrine in Los Banos, Laguna.
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Trinidad Rizal visited Jose the day before his execution, accompanying their mother, Teodora Alonso, and sisters Lucia, Josefa, Maria, and Narcisa, to say goodbye and collect his belongings.
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Several historical accounts tell that Jose gave his stove to Trinidad Rizal, telling her something important lay inside.
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Trinidad Rizal was the one to verify the manuscript as the original before it was purchased and placed in the Philippine National Library.